Pennsylvania / Shenango River /
West Middlesex Access
Boat ramp · on Shenango River · near West Middlesex · Pennsylvania
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Managed by
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 41.17227, -80.45953
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the Shenango River at Sharpsville, PA gauge · USGS, 6.5 mi away on Shenango River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Shenango River at Sharpsville, PA, 6.5 mi from this launch on Shenango River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 8.2 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA).
On Shenango River
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Shenango River.
Community
Where people who use Shenango River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- State Game Lands #150 Canoe/Kayak Put-In · 4.3 mi · Shenango River
- Fishing Pier · 6.6 mi · Shenango River
- Mahaney Access · 7.0 mi · Shenango River Lake
- McQuiston Boat Access Area · 7.1 mi · Shenango River
- Clark Recreation Area · 8.0 mi · Shenango River Lake
- R.C. Marina · 8.1 mi · Shenango River Lake
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {BF3A63BE-3F76-4952-9116-751C1CD471CB} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
- OpenStreetMap n11327858491 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n11327858496 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.